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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Scotland Office officials based in Scotland when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office travel and subsistence guidance allows officials who incur out of pocket or additional expenses while on official business to claim up to £24.10 and up to £5 for personal incidental expenses of receipted expenditure for an overnight stay in London while on official business.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/11/2018 11:27:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1006664

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Department for International Development officials based in Abercrombie House, East Kilbride, when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID employees do not receive an allowance. DFID employees undertaking a duty visit in London and require hotel accommodation have a rate cap of £115 room only or a 1st class berth on a sleeper train. A breakfast allowance of up to £15 and reimbursement of reasonable spend for meals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/11/2018 14:06:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1006665

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Department for Work and Pensions officials based in offices outside London when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Allowances are not paid to DWP Officials based in offices outside London when they are required to stay overnight in London on official business. When staff are required to travel during the course of official business they must do so in accordance with DWP Business Travel Policies and using DWP travel providers with agreed rates for hotels. Officials can claim meal subsistence for reimbursement of actual costs incurred up to specific policy limits and in line with HMRC rules. Where officials have longer term arrangements for detached duty they can only claim lodging expenses in line with agreed rates as per policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 21/11/2018 12:40:49 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1006666

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Ministry of Defence officials based in offices outside London when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) can claim for the additional expense incurred through economy class travel, overnight accommodation booked through the Defence Travel Hotel Booking Service and the cost of subsistence when undertaking business travel (also known as 'duty travel' or 'detached duty'). This may be for a meeting, conference, approved training course, or other business requirement, at a location different to an employee's usual place of work.</p><p>In addition to the necessary expenses incurred through travel, accommodation and subsistence, MOD civil servants who travel and stay overnight can claim an Incidental Expenses Allowance of £3 per night in the UK for additional, specific miscellaneous costs such as laundry charges.</p><p>In accordance with the Civil Service Management Code, staff should not profit from official duties, nor be out of pocket. The MOD has clear policies and guidance on what may be claimed, and on audit requirements for individual travellers, line managers and business areas.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2018 15:17:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock